PowerApps weather app

In this Power Apps tutorial, we will discuss how to show current Weather using connectors MSN Weather in PowerApps.

PowerApps weather app

Here we will see a small example on msn weather app power apps using powerapps weather app connector.

In Power Apps, Microsoft provides an MSN Weather connector to get the current weather status of various countries and states.

This PowerApps Weather app accepts country, city, and Zipcode to get the current weather status.

Fetch current Weather in PowerApps using MSN Weather Connectors

First, we will create a canvas app from the PowerApps.com site.

If you are new to PowerApps Canvas App, check out the below URLs:

• How to Create a Canvas app from SharePoint List in Power Apps
• Create a canvas app from Excel in Power Apps (Step by Step tutorial)

Here create an Power Apps app and you may choose Phone layout or Tablet layout.

Next, go to the Data sources an create a new connection. Here you have to search for MSN Weather which will help us to get the current weather status.

Next, create a new screen and design your page as per your requirement. Here I have designed it in a very simple way.

If you want to continue with the same design, then drag and drop the PowerApps control to show the data.

Once you have created a new screen, go to the OnVisible property of the new screen and add the below code.

UpdateContext({LastLocation : "Doha,QATAR"})

In the above code, you can change the country and state name based on your requirement.

Here, we will add various controls into the PowerApps weather app screen.

Drag and drop the below controls in your Power Apps screen.

1: TxtLocation (TextBox)

Here you have to set the default location =LastLocation

2: Radio Button

Here you have to set the radio button Item property like below

 Items ->["Imperial", "Metric"]

3: Search Button

You can add the search button icon from icon list and set the below property in OnSelect.

OnSelect :UpdateContext({Weather: MSNWeather.CurrentWeather(txtLocation.Text, Radio1_1.Selected.Value)})

4: Pressure (Label)

Here you have to set the Text property of the label as below.

Text-> Weather.responses.weather.current.baro & " " & Weather.units.pressure

5: Dew Point (Label)

Here you have to set the Text property of the label as below.

Text->Weather.responses.weather.current.dewPt & " o"

6: Humidity (Label)

Here you have to set the Text property of the label as below.

Text->Weather.responses.weather.current.rh & " %"

7: Sky (Label)

Text ->Weather.responses.weather.current.sky

8: Last Update (Label)

Text->Weather.responses.weather.current.created

9: Wind (Label)

Text ->Weather.responses.weather.current.windSpd & " " & Weather.units.speed

10: Temperature (Label)

Text ->Weather.responses.weather.current.temp & " " & Weather.units.temperature

11: Weather (Label)

 Text ->Weather.responses.weather.current.cap

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Check out the PowerApps video tutorial, we discussed how to create a weather app in PowerApps.